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BOOK COVER - BLACKBIRD

What Dies in Summer A NOVEL Tom Wright (Author)
A riveting Southern Gothic coming-of-age debut by major new talent.
"I did what I did, and that's on me." From that tantalizing first sentence, Tom Wright sweeps us up in a tale of lost innocence. Jim has a touch of the Sight. It's nothing too spooky and generally useless, at least until the summer his cousin L.A. moves in with him and their grandmother. When Jim and L.A. discover the body of a girl, brutally raped and murdered in a field, an investigation begins that will put both their lives in danger. In the spirit of The Lovely Bones and The Little Friend, What Dies in Summer is a novel that casts its spell on the very first page and leaves an indelible mark.
BOOK DETAILS
Hardcover
Published: June 2012
ISBN 978-0-393-06402-5
6.1 × 8.3 in / 256 pages
Published May 2012
Publishers, to date:
UK - Canongate
USA - Norton
Australia - Text
Italy - Piemme
Netherlands - Ambos Anthos
Spain - Duomo
Catalan - Eugenia
France - Presses de la Cite
Portgual - Bertrand
Synopsis:
"A riveting Southern Gothic coming-of-age debut by a major talent."
A M HEATH AUTHORS PAGE
"A beautifully written and deeply engaging study of loss and innocence, suffused with chilling dread. A haunting novel, a captivating debut. I loved it."
S J WATSON, author of Before I Go To Sleep